A lot of folks look at a Sports fan with sympathy, similar to the way one would look at some addict well on the way to oblivion. Is that really fair? Though I would never advocate someone plonking themselves in front of TV for a multi-hour marathon TV-watching experience, following Sports as a fan does …
Tag: Rafael Nadal
The biggest upset in Tennis History? Nah, I dont think so …
First of all, I am still "recovering" from the huge disappointment I have (as a fan) with Roger Federer's monumental loss in the 2nd round of Wimbledon 2013, to Sergiy Stakhovsky, who is a journeyman tennis player (at best). After 36 consecutive Grand Slam QuarterFinals over 9 years (I repeat, 9 years!), the streak comes …
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Djoker No:1!
During 2007 Australian Open, Roger Federer (then the undisputed World No:1) was playing a youngster called Novak Djokovic in the Quarter-Finals. The match was hyped up quite a bit by ESPN and I stayed up through the night and saw the thrashing Federer gave in that match. For the rest of 2007, Djoker reached French SF …
Sampras versus Federer – A comparison …
Now that Rafael Nadal seems on the highway to becoming the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) in a few years, it is appropriate time to confirm if Roger Federer is indeed the current GOAT. There are several former greats who are mentioned in the GOAT discussions regularly, Bjorn Borg (3 years of winning consecutive French …
Trying your very best & accepting the outcome gracefully …
As you might have noticed, I am a huge sports fan. I follow all kinds of sports. Quite often you see athletes who just do not understand what it means to be a good sport. Some examples are: - Losing a match soundly and claiming that you had a plethora of injuries (Case in point: …
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